George Epstein
The other night, while seated at a hold’em table at the Bicycle Casino, an attractive older woman tapped me on the shoulder. “Can I talk to you?” she asked, with a big smile. Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised. (Beautiful women don’t tap me on the shoulder very often.) Lynne had a copy […]
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I. Nelson Rose
Some of the hardest hit victims of Hurricane Katrina were Gulfport and Biloxi’s casino barges. The real tragedy is that most of the damage could have been avoided with a little common sense.
Nothing could stop the high winds. But the stormalso sent a roaring wall of water 30 feet high from the Gulf […]
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Mike Caro, The ‘Mad Genius’ of Poker
So where did this “Mad Genius of Poker” thing originate?
Mike Caro appears to have given the question some careful thought.
The world has seen that look in countless print ads hyping the 61-year-old Caro’s strategies for playing more effective poker . . .
Caro eyeing the camera with the slightly frantic […]
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Len Butcher
I’ve been a busy guy this past week, and one of the things I did was to take in the new Folies Bergere show at the Tropicana. I can see why this show has been running for an unbelievable 45 years, every one of them at the Trop. The reason is simple. They keep […]
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H. Scot Krause
Near Palm Springs, California, the Agua Caliente Casino and Spa Resort Casino are offering several new promotions in October and November.
It is out with the old and in with the new so you need new player’s cards. Players are encouraged to come in between now and November 15, 2005 and exchange their old […]
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Making a Business out of Poker
Today’s lesson is based on one of Mike’s historic Tuesday Session lectures. It deals with treating poker as a business. Many people approach poker like fishing or golfing. They play for fun. Others strive to make a living from it. If you’re playing to make money, then it’s time to […]
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James McKenna, Ph.D.
The popular book, “Games People Play” by Eric Berne, MD contains many games seen at any poker table. Here’s a few fine whines served by players and the psychological games they represent.
“If It Weren’t for You” (IWFY) is a psychological game that’s useful for people who want to cover-up their own inadequacies. The […]
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George Epstein
If you see Leo C., tell the big guy that this column is dedicated to him. His comment to me was the inspiration. Seven-card stud once was the top choice of poker players. During the last ten years, Texas hold’em has far surpassed it as the preference of most players. Until three years ago, […]
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Susie Isaacs
In the last issue we met Michael Hochman and Annie Adlin, two career poker folks who along with Matthew Kaphan are in the process of making a dream come true. TV people have been trying their hand at poker shows for a number of years and now these terrific poker people are trying their […]
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I. Nelson Rose
Jeffrey Trauman has made history. As best I can tell, he is the first, and only, person who has actually been charged and convicted of online gambling. From the email Jeff sent me, I know that all he wanted was to be left alone.
(For the record: A gambler in another state wrote me […]
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